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Oromo and Xhosa Speaking countries


Xhosa and Oromo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ethiopia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Somalia   
Botswana, Lesotho   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Somali Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

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Oromo and Xhosa as Minority Language

In Oromo and Xhosa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Oromo and Xhosa as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Oromo as minority language: Somalia.
  • Xhosa as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho.

If you want to compare Oromo and Xhosa dialects, then you can go to Oromo vs Xhosa Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Oromo and Xhosa Regulators

Oromo and Xhosa speaking countries provide you Oromo and Xhosa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Oromo is not regulated.Xhosa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Oromo and Xhosa Language History.

Oromo and Xhosa Continents

Thinking about Oromo and Xhosa continents in which Oromo and Xhosa speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Oromo and Xhosa. Most of the Oromo speaking countries lie in Africa. While Xhosa speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Oromo and Xhosa languages:

Oromo Interesting Facts:

Xhosa Interesting Facts:

The Oromo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Somali Language whereas Oromo language is similar to Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele and derived from Khoi-Khoi and San Languages.

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